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How to use this manual........................... 5
Playable discs.......................................... 5

Getting Started

Hooking up the system............................ 8
Setting the clock.................................... 10
Selecting a language ............................. 11

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super
Audio CD/MP3/JPEG – Play

Loading a disc ....................................... 12
Playing a disc ........................................ 12

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play

Playing DVDs using the menu.............. 15
Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions

(Ver. 2.0)......................................... 15
— PBC Play

Playing JPEG Image Files .................... 16
Playing repeatedly................................. 17

— Repeat Play

Creating your own program .................. 19

— Program Play

Searching for a title/chapter/track/index/

album/file........................................ 21

DVD – Various functions

Changing the sound/subtitle/language .. 23
Adjusting the angle/image .................... 27
Restricting disc playback ...................... 29

— CUSTOM PARENTAL
CONTROL/PARENTAL
CONTROL

Speaker settings .................................... 33

— SPEAKER SETUP

MD – Play

Loading an MD ..................................... 34
Playing an MD ...................................... 34

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/
Repeat Play

Programming MD tracks....................... 35

— Program Play

Playing only the tracks in the desired

group ............................................... 36

MD – Recording

Before you start recording .................... 37
Recording tips....................................... 39
Recording a CD on an MD ................... 40

— CD-MD Synchro Recording/
High-Speed CD-MD Synchro
Recording

Recording the current track .................. 41

— Rec It

Recording on an MD manually ............ 42

— Manual Recording

Starting recording with 6 seconds of

prestored audio data ....................... 43
— Time Machine Recording

Marking track numbers......................... 44
Making a space between tracks 3 seconds

long automatically .......................... 45
— Smart Space

Adjusting the recording level ............... 46

MD – Editing

Editing tips............................................ 48
Registering tracks in groups ................. 49

— Group Function

Labelling an MD/group/track ............... 50

— Name Function

Creating a new group............................ 52

— Create Function

Releasing group registrations ............... 53

— Release Function

Erasing recordings ................................ 54

— Erase Function

Moving recorded tracks ........................ 56

— Move Function

Combining recorded tracks................... 57

— Combine Function

Dividing recorded tracks ...................... 58

— Divide Function

Undoing the last edit............................. 59

— Undo Function

Changing the recorded level after

recording......................................... 60
— S.F Edit Function

Table of Contents

Summary of Contents for CMT-SE7

Page 1: ...urrent jobs SONY CMT SE7 CMT SE7_GBCT DTP 4248325112 424832511CMTSE7HK GB01COV CEK fm masterpage Right model name CMT SE7 4 248 325 11 2 2004 Sony Corporation 4 248 325 11 2 Micro Hi Fi Component System Operating Instructions CMT SE7 ...

Page 2: ...ERGY STAR is a U S registered mark As an ENERGY STAR partner Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency This system incorporates Dolby Digital and DTS decorder system Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Syste...

Page 3: ...ing an MD 34 Normal Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play Programming MD tracks 35 Program Play Playing only the tracks in the desired group 36 MD Recording Before you start recording 37 Recording tips 39 Recording a CD on an MD 40 CD MD Synchro Recording High Speed CD MD Synchro Recording Recording the current track 41 Rec It Recording on an MD manually 42 Manual Recording Starting recording with 6 secon...

Page 4: ...the on screen display 73 Checking the date information 74 JPEG only Optional Personal Computer Connecting a personal computer to the system 75 About the supplied M crew 76 Listening to audio files on a personal computer 76 About the supplied SonicStage for Sony Net MDs 78 Optional Components Hooking up optional components 79 Listening to audio from a connected component 80 Enjoying the 5 1 channel...

Page 5: ...led will also be played on this system If you try to play any other DVD the message Playback prohibited by area limitations will appear on the TV screen Depending on the DVD no region code indication may be labelled even though playing the DVD is prohibited by area restrictions Discs that this system cannot play CD ROMs except for extension MP3 JPG or JPEG CD Rs CD RWs other than those recorded in...

Page 6: ...ti Session CD is a CD having multiple sessions with each segment from Lead in to Lead out regarded as a single session 3 CD EXTRA This format records audio audio CD data on the tracks in session 1 and data on the tracks in session 2 Notes on discs This system can play CD R CD RW DVD R DVD RW Ver 1 1 DVD R DVD RW discs edited by the user For DVD R DVD RW Ver 1 1 DVD R DVD RW discs this system can p...

Page 7: ...upplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc CD standard Recently various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies Please be aware that among those discs there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not...

Page 8: ... supplied cords and accessories 1 Connect the speakers Connect the right and left speaker cords to the SPEAKER terminals as shown below Note Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise 2 Connect the FM and AM antennas Set up the AM loop atenna then connect it Getting Started Hooking up the system AM loop antenna FM lead antenna R L Right speaker cord Left speaker cord Extend the...

Page 9: ... 27 You can use an optoinal S video cord to connect the S VIDEO input jack on your TV to the S VIDEO OUT jack 4 Connect the mains lead on the unit If the plug does not fit your wall socket detach it from the plug only for models equipped with an adapter To turn on the system press 1 5 Set the color system to PAL or NTSC depending on the color system of your TV The color system is factory set to NT...

Page 10: ...tedly to set the hour 7 Press ENTER YES or b 8 Press V or v repeatedly to set the minute 9 Press ENTER YES The clock starts working Tip If you make a mistake during settings press B or b repeatedly so that the value you want to change day hour minute blinks then change the setting To adjust the clock 1 Press 1 to turn on the system 2 Open the lid 3 Press CLOCK TIMER SET 4 Press V or v repeatedly t...

Page 11: ...isplay OSD language 1 Turn on your TV and select the video input 2 Press 1 to turn on the system 3 Press FUNCTION to switch the function to DVD 4 Press DVD SETUP in stop mode 5 Press V or v repeatedly to select LANGUAGE SETUP then press ENTER YES 6 Press V or v repeatedly to select OSD then press ENTER YES 7 Press V or v repeatedly to select a language from the displayed list then press ENTER YES ...

Page 12: ...cause a malfunction To close the disc tray always press Z on the top of the unit Further do not open or close the disc tray cover with your hand as the disc tray cover opens and closes automatically with the disc tray Before playing a DVD or VIDEO CD turn on your TV and select the video input Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD some operations may be different or restricted Refer to the operating ins...

Page 13: ...3 audio tracks in the album on the disc in original order When playing a non MP3 disc Album Play performs the same operation as Normal Play No display SHUF Shuffle Play except for DVD All tracks on the disc in random order ALBM SHUF Shuffle Play The MP3 audio tracks in the album on the disc in random order When playing a non MP3 disc Album Shuffle Play performs the same operation as Shuffle Play S...

Page 14: ... can switch between and play back the various layers of Super Audio CDs For details see Changing the sound except for JPEG on page 23 Resuming playback from the point you stopped the disc Resume Play This system memorizes the point where you stopped the disc so you can resume from that point Resume Play is not cancelled when you set Power Saving Mode 1 While playing a disc press x to stop playback...

Page 15: ...ou can use PBC menus on your TV screen to enjoy the disc s interactive software The menu format and structure may differ depending on each disc PBC Playback Control 1 Press SA CD DVD N to start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions Ver 2 0 The PBC menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press V v or the number buttons to select the item number you want 3 Press ENTER YES 4 Continue playback according to th...

Page 16: ...PEG format file is skipped JPEG images with 4720 or more vertical or horizontal dots cannot be displayed Selecting an album and file 1 Press DVD DISPLAY The Control Menu and the JPEG data disc name appears 2 Press V or v to select ALBUM then press ENTER YES The list of albums contained in the disc appears 3 Select an album you want to play using V or v and press ENTER YES 4 Select FILE using V or ...

Page 17: ... tracks files or a single title chapter track on a disc Using the front panel display Press REPEAT repeatedly during play until REP or REP1 appears REP For all the tracks on the disc or all the tracks in the album up to five times REP1 For a VIDEO CD CD Super Audio CD or MP3 only the current track For a DVD only the current title or chapter When ALBM is selected for MP3 or JPEG You can check wheth...

Page 18: ...ll the tracks on a disc or all the tracks in the current album MP3 only TRACK repeats the current track x When playing a JPEG OFF does not play repeatedly ALL repeats all the files on the disc or repeats the current album only during Slide Show x When Program Play is set to ON OFF does not play repeatedly ALL repeats Program Play 4 Press ENTER YES Repeat Play starts To cancel Repeat Play Select OF...

Page 19: ... you made remains after Program Play finishes To play the same program again press SA CD DVD N However the program is cancelled when you open the disc tray If you operate this unit with the lid closed OPEN blinks in the front panel display Open the lid and confirm the displayed message before proceeding Using the on screen display 1 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode repeatedly until PGM appears in the ...

Page 20: ...pressing ENTER YES 4 To program other albums or tracks repeat step 3 5 Press SA CD DVD N Program Play starts When the program ends you can restart the same program again by pressing SA CD DVD N Other operations Notes Program Play function is not available for DVD and JPEG When you switch the play mode to PGM while REP1 is selected REP1 is automatically cancelled Program Play is cancelled when the ...

Page 21: ...r Audio CD TRACK x When playing an MP3 ALBUM or TRACK x When playing a JPEG ALBUM or FILE 3 Press ENTER YES The list of contents in the disc appears When the list of all tracks or albums cannot be displayed on the window the jump bar appears Press b to select the jump bar icon and then scroll the jump bar to display the rest of the list using V or v Press B or RETURN O to return to the track or th...

Page 22: ... playback time of a DVD title 1 In step 2 select TIME T playing time of the current title is selected 2 Press ENTER YES T appears above T 3 Input the time code using the number buttons then press ENTER YES For example to find the scene at 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 seconds after the beginning enter 2 10 20 Notes The title chapter or track number displayed on the TV screen is recorded data on the di...

Page 23: ...DEO CD CD MP3 The default settings are underlined STEREO Normal stereo playback 1 L Left channel sound monaural 2 R Right channel sound monaural x When playing a Super Audio CD Make this setting in stop mode The selectable items differ according to the disc The default settings are underlined Super Audio CD Super Audio data playback CD Normal CD data playback This is only available with hybrid dis...

Page 24: ...he number of recorded channels may differ PCM DTS or DOLBY DIGITAL is displayed For DOLBY DIGITAL the channels in the playing track are displayed numerically as follows For Dolby Digital 5 1 ch The display examples are as follows PCM stereo Dolby Surround Dolby Digital 5 1ch DTS DVD 1 2 2 7 MAKING SCENE 1 8 3 4 T 1 3 2 5 5 DOLBY DIGITAL 3 2 1 PROGRAM FORMAT DVD 1 ENGLISH Current audio format DOLBY...

Page 25: ... display language DVD menu language and audio track auto selection mode page 25 Note Depending on the DVD you may not be able to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are recorded on the DVD Tip You can select the subtitle language by pressing SUBTITLE Each time you press the button the language changes Changing the screen display language DVD menu language and audio track auto selec...

Page 26: ...mpression Narrows the DYNAMIC range of the soundtrack Useful for watching movies at low volume late at night The default setting is underlined Note AUDIO DRC only works in Dolby Digital x DATA CD PRIORITY MP3 JPEG only Set priority data you want to play when you play the data disc CD ROM CD R CD RW contained MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files The default setting is underlined Notes When you pla...

Page 27: ...ngle To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY Note Depending on the DVD you may not be able to change the angles even if multi angles are recorded on the DVD Tip You can select the angle by pressing ANGLE Each time you press the button the angle changes Adjusting the TV screen SCREEN SETUP CUSTOM SETUP 1 Press DVD SETUP in stop mode The Setup Display appears 2 Press V or v repeatedly to sele...

Page 28: ... does not work for PAL signals Even if you set COMPONENT OUT to PROGRESSIVE the output signal is automatically switched to interlace format for PAL signals When COMPONENT OUT is set to PROGRESSIVE no video signal is output from the VIDEO OUT or S VIDEO OUT jacks x VCD COLOR SYSTEM Select the color system when you play a VIDEO CD The default setting is underlined Note You cannot change the color sy...

Page 29: ...rd appears x When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password appears 5 Enter or re enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER YES Custom parental control is set appears and the screen returns to the Control Menu If you make a mistake entering your password Press B before you press ENTER YES and input the correct number If you make a mist...

Page 30: ...ing playback by children DVD only PARENTAL CONTROL You can limit the playback of some DVDs according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users The same password is used for both Custom Parental Control and Parental Control When a limited scene is played back that scene is cut or replaced with a preset other scene 1 Press DVD SETUP in stop mode The Setup Display appears 2 Press V or v r...

Page 31: ...L then press ENTER YES The options for LEVEL appear 8 Press V or v repeatedly to select the level you want then press ENTER YES The Parental Control setting is completed The lower the value the more strict the limitation If you make a mistake Press B or RETURN O to go back to the previous screen To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD SETUP To turn off the Parental Control function and play the DVD...

Page 32: ... level Tip If you forgot your password remove the disc and repeat steps 1 to 3 of Limiting playback by children DVD only page 30 When you are asked to enter your password enter 199703 using the number buttons then press ENTER YES The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password After you enter a new 4 digit password replace the disc in the system and press SA CD DVD N When the PARENTAL CON...

Page 33: ...P in stop mode The Setup Display appears 2 Press V or v repeatedly to select SPEAKER SETUP then press ENTER YES 3 Press V or v repeatedly to select LFE then press ENTER YES 4 Press V or v repeatedly to select or set a setting then press ENTER YES LFE Low Frequency Effect You can use the LFE channel recorded on discs to enjoy bass sounds The default settings are underlined Note If the sound seems d...

Page 34: ...N Note You cannot change the play mode during playback Other operations MD Play Loading an MD With the label side up and the shutter on the righthand side With the arrow pointing toward the deck Playing an MD Normal Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play Select To play No display Normal Play The tracks on the MD in original order SHUF Shuffle Play All tracks on the MD in random order PGM Program Play The t...

Page 35: ... Play Press REPEAT repeatedly until both REP and REP1 disappear Tip If you press REPEAT repeatedly while the lid is closed Repeat with REP or Track Repeat with REP 1 scrolls in the display You can make a program of up to 25 steps Open the lid before performing the following operations 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to MD 2 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode repeatedly until PGM appea...

Page 36: ...p appears 4 To start playing from a specific track in the group press or repeatedly until the desired track appears Proceed to step 5 when you start playing from the first track in the group 5 Press MD N Playback starts When the playing of the last track in the group finishes the unit stops automatically Note If you select a group that does not have any tracks registered and press MD N playback st...

Page 37: ...er it can record the CD layer of a Super Audio CD just as if it were a normal CD Analog recording is possible if you connect an external device to TAPE OUT jacks on this unit see page 79 Other digital components connected to the DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack The MD deck performs digital recording Track numbers are marked differently depending on the source you record This system s tuner or other analog ...

Page 38: ...ed You can erase these extra tracks using Erase Function page 54 For details on the limitations of digital recording see Guide to the Serial Copy Management System on page 95 TOC Table Of Contents After recording Press Z on the front of the unit to remove the MD or press 1 to turn off the system TOC starts flashing The TOC is updated and recording is completed Before pulling out the mains lead MD ...

Page 39: ...quality Stereo recording or LP2 stereo recording 2 long time recording mode is recommended You can mix the recording mode in an MD The selected recording mode is kept even after recording has finished To change the recording mode press REC MODE on the unit repeatedly High Speed CD MD Synchro Recording When recording an entire CD as is or in the programmed track order you can record at higher speed...

Page 40: ...cording starts When the recording is completed the DVD player and the MD deck stop automatically To stop recording Move MD stick to x To record using the Group Function Press MD GROUP on the remote repeatedly until GROUP ON appears after step 3 Press GROUP SKIP on the remote repeatedly until New Group or the desired group appears after step 6 To record only your favorite CD tracks You can record o...

Page 41: ...e listening to a disc Open the lid before performing the following operations 1 Load a recordable MD 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select DVD 3 Move SA CD DVD stick to NX Playback starts 4 Press REC REC IT on the unit while listening to a track you want to record Play returns to the start of the track and recording starts The MD deck stops automatically at the end of the track To stop recording M...

Page 42: ...record DVD To make an analog recording from this system s DVD player TAPE To make analog recordings from an optional component OPTICAL IN To make digital recordings from an optional components TUNER To make analog recordings from this system s radio 3 Press REC MODE on the unit repeatedly to select the recording mode Select the desired recording time 4 Press REC REC IT on the unit The MD deck stan...

Page 43: ...long times on page 39 You can adjust the recording level page 46 When recording from an FM or satellite broadcast the first few seconds of material are often lost due to the time it takes you to ascertain the contents and press the record button To prevent the loss of this material the Time Machine Recording feature constantly stores the most recent audio data in a buffer memory This lets you reco...

Page 44: ...ing for long times on page 39 After recording Use the Divide Function page 58 At any point during recording Track Mark You can mark track numbers during manual recording of any source Press REC REC IT on the unit during manual recording at the point you want to add a track mark Presetting to automatically mark track numbers before recording Level Synchro Recording The Level Synchro Recording Funct...

Page 45: ...Lets you make the blank spaces between tracks 3 seconds long automatically while making a digital recording from a CD For other types of recording if the Smart Space Function is on and there is no sound input for about 3 seconds or more but less than 30 seconds while recording the MD deck replaces this silence with a blank of about 3 seconds and continues recording The Smart Space Function is fact...

Page 46: ...the lid and confirm the displayed message before proceeding When recording on an MD you can adjust the recording level to the desired volume You can adjust the recording level not only when making an analog recording but also when making a digital recording from a CD etc Open the lid before performing the following operations 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select the desired source to record 2 Pre...

Page 47: ...P 4248325112 424832511CMTSE7HK GB08MDP CEK fm 47GB model name CMT SE7 4 248 325 11 2 Tips You can also adjust the recording level during recording Once adjusted the recording level is maintained until you adjust it again You cannot adjust the recording level during Synchro Recording or Rec It recording ...

Page 48: ...nt panel display Open the lid and confirm the displayed message before proceeding When Tr Protect appears Some tracks such as those transferred to a Net MD Check Out are protected These tracks cannot be modified using certain editing functions To quit while editing Press MENU NO After editing Press Z on the front of the unit to remove the MD or press 1 to turn off the system TOC starts flashing Th...

Page 49: ...d group page 36 Recording a CD page 40 Recording on an MD manually page 42 Starting recording with 6 seconds of prestored audio data page 43 Labelling a group page 50 Creating a new group page 52 Releasing group registrations page 53 Note MDs recorded using the Group Function of this system can be used with other system that supports the Group Function However note that the Group Function operatio...

Page 50: ...to an existing group the track numbers following the newly recorded track may change when the Group Function is turned off If you load a disc with group management information written in other than the proper format GROUP ON flashes In this case you cannot use the Group Function CD text information song names are recorded automatically during CD MD syncro recording page 40 However this may not be ...

Page 51: ...p You can label a track title during playback The playback repeats until you finish labelling Checking the titles To check the disc titles press DISPLAY in stop mode To check the track title press DISPLAY during playback The title appears scrolling in the display To check the group titles press MD GROUP repeatedly in stop mode until GROUP ON appears press GROUP SKIP repeatedly until the desired gr...

Page 52: ...or more consecutive tracks into that group Only tracks that have not yet been registered into any group can be registered For details on the Group Function see Registering tracks in groups on page 49 Open the lid before performing the following operations 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to MD 2 Press MD GROUP repeatedly until GROUP ON appears 3 Press MENU NO 4 Press V or v repea...

Page 53: ...d on a system that does not support the Group Function These functions allow you to release group registrations simply by specifying the group for which you want to release the registrations In addition you can also release the registrations of all groups on an MD at once For details on the group management information see Registering tracks in groups on page 49 Releasing a single group Group Rele...

Page 54: ... to erase the content The three options for erasing recordings are Erasing a single track Track Erase Function Erasing all tracks All Erase Function Erasing a portion of a track A B Erase Function However because tracks transferred to an MD using SonicStage see page 78 are protected they cannot be erased on this unit To erase the track first use SonicStage to return Check In the track to the origi...

Page 55: ...until All Erase appears then press ENTER YES All Erase appears 4 Press ENTER YES again Note If you perform the above operation when the Group Function is on not only the tracks within the group but all the tracks on the MD are erased Erasing a portion of a track A B Erase Function You can specify a portion within a track and erase the portion with ease You can shift the desired portion by frame mi...

Page 56: ...rrect press V or v repeatedly to find the ending point of the portion to be erased point B while monitoring the sound then press ENTER YES You can shift the point by 1 86 second 1 frame intervals You can shift the point by 2 frame intervals in Monaural mode and LP2 stereo mode or by 4 frame intervals in LP4 stereo mode Tip To shift the point by minute or second intervals in steps 6 and 8 press m o...

Page 57: ...ction is on you can only move tracks within the selected group You can use this function to combine 2 tracks into a single track The total number of tracks decreases by one and all tracks following the combined ones are renumbered Example Combining track 3 to track 1 Example Combining track 1 to track 4 Open the lid before performing the following operations 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch t...

Page 58: ...nt recording modes stereo LP2 LP4 or MONO cannot be combined If both of the combined tracks have track titles the title of the second track is erased You can use this function to mark track numbers after recording You can also use this function when recording from tapes or radio programs and track numbers are not marked automatically and want to mark tracks The total number of tracks increases by ...

Page 59: ...l the last edit and restore the contents of the MD to the condition before the edit Note however that you cannot undo the edit if you do any of the following after the edit Do another edit Do the recording procedure Activate the Net MD function Update the TOC by turning off the system or ejecting the MD Disconnect the mains lead Open the lid before performing the following operations 1 Press MENU ...

Page 60: ... to change the recording level appears then press ENTER YES Level 0 dB appears 7 While monitoring the sound press or repeatedly to change the recorded level The recording level can be changed from 12 dB to 12 dB in 2 dB steps Change to the optimum level while making sure that OVER does not appear in the display at the loudest portion 8 Press ENTER YES S F Edit OK appears 9 Press ENTER YES again Th...

Page 61: ...ain The system starts recording over the existing track S F Edit appears while the track is being recorded When the recording finishes Complete appears To cancel the operation Press MENU NO during step 4 through 8 After pressing ENTER YES in step 9 to start recording you cannot interrupt the operation Notes Do not disconnect the mains lead or move the system while recording is in progress This may...

Page 62: ...of the desired radio station as described in steps 2 and 3 of Manual tuning preset 4 Press MENU NO 5 Press V or v repeatedly to select Memory then press ENTER YES A preset number flashes Perform steps 6 and 7 while the preset number flashes 6 Press V or v or move TUNER stick on the unit to or repeatedly to select the desired preset number 7 Press ENTER YES Complete appears 8 Repeat steps 1 through...

Page 63: ...ption adjust the supplied antennas or connect an external antenna To confirm the content of displayed messages open the lid on the unit when OPEN is displayed To operate the unit with the lid closed perform step 2 in Manual tuning preset to display Manual To change the AM tuning interval The AM tuning interval is factory preset to 9 kHz or 10 kHz for some areas To change the AM tuning interval tun...

Page 64: ...ber Listening to a non preset radio station Manual Tuning 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly or move TUNER stick on the unit to FM or AM to select FM or AM 2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until both AUTO and PRESET disappear 3 Press TUNING or on the remote repeatedly to tune in the desired station Tips When an FM stereo program has static noise press FM MODE repeatedly until MONO appears There will be n...

Page 65: ...e Listening to the radio on page 64 2 Press NAME EDIT SELECT The cursor starts flashing 3 Perform steps 3 to 6 of Labelling an MD group track page 50 To cancel labelling Press MENU NO To erase the station name 1 Tune in the preset station you want to erase the station name 2 Press NAME EDIT SELECT 3 Press CLEAR repeatedly to erase the name 4 Press ENTER YES Note If you operate this unit with the l...

Page 66: ...tep 1 When the function is set to DVD you can select surround sound according to your needs Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows VIRTUAL t NIGHT t NIGHT VIRTUAL t S FIELD OFF Virtual surround This function uses audio processing to allow you to enjoy surround sound from multi channel audio signals using only your front speakers Night ...

Page 67: ...on page 10 Open the lid before performing the following operations 1 Prepare the sound source you want to play DVD Load a disc To start from a specific track make a program see Creating your own program on page 19 MD Load a MD To start from a specific track make a program see Programming MD tracks on page 35 Tuner Tune in the preset radio station see Listening to the radio on page 64 2 Press VOLUM...

Page 68: ...ing timer has priority If you use the Play Timer and the Sleep Timer at the same time the Sleep Timer has priority The system turns on 30 seconds before the preset time Do not operate the system from the time the system turns on until the play starts If the system is on 30 seconds before the preset time the Play Timer will not be activated You cannot use the optional component connected to TAPE IN...

Page 69: ...tedly to set the day of the week that the timer activates 8 Press ENTER YES The hour indication flashes 9 Set the time to start recording Press V or v repeatedly to set the hour then press ENTER YES The minute indication flashes Press V or v repeatedly to set the minute then press ENTER YES 10Set the time to stop recording following the same procedure as step 7 to 9 11Press V or v repeatedly to se...

Page 70: ...o a new group Tips When you record from the radio the station name or the frequency when the station is not labelled page 65 is recorded on an MD together with the start time and the stop time If you start editing an MD with the lid closed OPEN blinks in the front panel display Open the lid and confirm the displayed message before proceeding The clock display can be turned off to minimize the amou...

Page 71: ...splay 3 t Bass level 3 t Treble level 3 x When playing a CD Super Audio CD VIDEO CD without PBC function Current track number and elapsed playing time 4 t Current track number and remaining time 4 t Elapsed playing time of the disc 5 t Remaining time of the disc 5 t Track title 2 t Clock display 3 t Bass level 3 t Treble level 3 x When playing an MP3 Current track number and elapsed playing time t...

Page 72: ... t Disc title 2 t Clock display 3 t Bass level 3 t Treble level 3 1 When ALBM or ALBM SHUF is displayed or an album is selected by pressing ALBUM the total number of tracks for MP3 or total number of files for JPEG is displayed 2 When ALBM or ALBM SHUF is displayed or an album is selected by pressing ALBUM the album folder name is is displayed 3 After a short time the display returns to the top it...

Page 73: ...me and remaining time of the current title chapter or track and the total playing time of the disc You can also check the DVD CD text and file album name recorded on the disc 1 Press DVD DISPLAY during play The Control Menu appears 2 Press DISPLAY on the unit to change the time information The display and the kinds of time that you can change depend on the disc you are playing x When playing a DVD...

Page 74: ...thing else is displayed Depending on the disc being played the system can only display a limited number of characters Also depending on the disc all text characters are not displayed You can check the date information during play when the Exif tag is recorded in the JPEG image data Press DVD DISPLAY during play The Control Menu appears Exchangeable Image File Format is a digital camera image forma...

Page 75: ...er to MD Notes Be sure to use the dedicated software M crew or SonicStage for Sony Net MDs supplied with this system When you connect the supplied USB cable to your computer a driver installation may start automatically If a File required dialog box or other dialog box appears reinstall the device driver Disconnecting the USB cable is recommended while it is not in use Even if you adjust the volum...

Page 76: ...e before starting the installation The supplied M crew software allows you to play back music data in your personal computer that has been registered to M crew tune in Internet radio stations and perform other operations using the system remote PC LIBRARY CONTROL Music data in your personal computer is registered to M crew by computer operations Also you cannot play back tracks on the computer s h...

Page 77: ...computer operations regardless of the mode 4 Press PC N Music or radio playback starts in MUSIC LIBRARY or WEB RADIO mode selected in step 3 Note In WEB RADIO mode the Internet Explorer connection setup and Internet connection must be made beforehand The system and M crew do not have dial up or other Internet connection and disconnect functions These Internet connection and disconnect operations s...

Page 78: ... function to MD 2 Press NET MD on the unit The Net MD function is activated and Net MD appears 3 Start up and operate SonicStage for Sony Net MDs on the personal computer 4 Quit SonicStage for Sony Net MDs after use 5 Press NET MD on the unit to turn off the Net MD function Notes While the Net MD function is on you cannot change the sound source nor operate the system except for ejecting the MD wi...

Page 79: ...plied to connect an optional TV to this jack You can enjoy higher quality video images C TAPE IN jacks Use audio cords not supplied to connect an optional analog component tape deck etc to these jacks You can then record or listen to the sound from the component D TAPE OUT jacks Use audio cords not supplied to connect an optional analog component tape deck etc to these jacks Sound is then output t...

Page 80: ...ecting this system to the optical input jack of the optional amplifier equipped with Dolby Digital or DTS decoder you can enjoy the 5 1 channel sound If the jack is covered with a cap remove it before use Video signals are only output when the system function is set to DVD Set PCM to 32 kHz 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz Optical input uses PCM only Listening to a digital component such as a satellite tuner 1 ...

Page 81: ...aterial In this case connect the component to TAPE IN jacks and make an analog recording In addition you cannot make a digital recording of sound encoded by other than PCM mode Set optional digital components to PCM output The digital input is available for PCM 32kHz 44 1 kHz and 48kHz 1 Connect the digital optical cable See Hooking up optional components on page 79 2 Start recording manually See ...

Page 82: ...nt Making a digital recording 1 Connect the digital optical cable 2 Start recording Refer to the operating instructions provided with connected component Note You can digitally record from the discs only However you cannot record from copy prohibited discs Making an analog recording 1 Connect the audio cord 2 Start recording manually Refer to the operating instructions provided with connected comp...

Page 83: ... The timer does not function Active the timer and cPLAY or cREC 1 3 lights up pages 68 and 69 Check the timer setting and set the correct time pages 68 and 69 Cancel the Sleep Timer Function page 67 Turn off the power When the system power is turned on the timer does not function The remote does not function Remove the obstacle Move the remote closer to the system Point the remote at the system s ...

Page 84: ...c Try moving the system to a place without vibration e g on top of a stable stand Try moving the speakers away from the system or placing them on separate stands When you listen to a track with bass sounds at high volume the speaker vibration may cause the sound to skip Play does not start from the first track Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until both PGM and SHUF disappear to return to Normal Play Re...

Page 85: ... make sure you set the color system correctly according to your TV color system Make sure you turn on the TV and operate the TV correctly Make sure you select the video input on the TV so that you can view the pictures from the system COMPONENT OUTPUT in SCREEN SETUP is set to PROGRESSIVE even though the unit is connected to a TV that does not support the progressive 525p format Simultaneously pre...

Page 86: ...or editing pages 38 and 48 The track is not deleted Perform Check In the track with SonicStage for Sony Net MDs and delete the track page 78 Recording is not possible Remove the MD and slide the tab to close the slot page 38 Connect the optional component properly page 79 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select the recording source correctly Replace with a recordable MD Replace the MD with a recordabl...

Page 87: ...83 and check the condition of the system Connect the component properly page 79 while checking if the cords are connected properly if the cord plugs are firmly inserted all the way Turn on the connected component Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the connected component and start playing Check if proper function is selected Press FUNCTION repeatedly until TAPE or OPTICAL IN appears...

Page 88: ...MD once then insert it again C14 TOC Error The MD deck cannot read the disc information properly cReplace the MD cErase all the recorded contents of the MD using the All Erase Function page 55 C41 Cannot Copy The sound source is a copy of a commercially available music software cThe Serial Copy Management System prevents making a digital copy page 95 The sound you are trying to digitally record is...

Page 89: ...ck starts the analog recording Assign None All the tracks on an MD are registered into groups Auto Cut The MD deck is pausing the recording because silence continued for 30 seconds or more during digital recording Blank Disc The inserted recordable MD is new or all tracks on the MD have been erased Cannot Edit A pre mastered MD is in the deck You tried to edit in Program or Shuffle Play mode The t...

Page 90: ...t less than 30 seconds during digital recording and the silence was cut to 3 seconds Step Full You tried to program 26 or more tracks steps TOC Writing The MD deck is writing the information of recorded or edited contents Track End You have reached the end of the track while adjusting the dividing point during the Divide Function Tr Protected Tracks and other data that have been checked out on Net...

Page 91: ...ast station server while using the WEB RADIO function Disconnect You were disconnected from the broadcast station server while using the WEB RADIO function Net MD The Net MD function is on No Track The music file is not registered to the MUSIC LIBRARY No URL The URL is not registered to the WEB RADIO Not Found The personal computer could not connect to the broadcast station server while using the ...

Page 92: ...continuously use this system at a high volume the cabinet temperature of the top side and bottom rises considerably To avoid burning yourself do not touch the cabinet To prevent a malfunction do not cover the ventilation hole for the cooling fan In case color irregularity is observed on nearby a TV screen With the magnetically shielded type of speaker system the speakers can be installed near a TV...

Page 93: ...circled with a protection ring This may cause a malfunction to the system When using discs that have glue or similar tacky substance on the label side of the disc or that used a special ink when the label was printed there is a chance that the disc or label may become attached to parts inside this unit When this occurs it may not be possible to remove the disc and may also cause this unit to malfu...

Page 94: ...mode about 24 seconds In LP4 stereo mode about 48 seconds Impossible appears when you use A B Erase Function or Combine Function This happens when you have edited the same track many times This is due to a technical limitation of the MD system and is not a mechanical error The total recorded time and the remaining time on the MD do not add up to the maximum recording time Recording is done in mini...

Page 95: ...pe or from a digital satellite broadcast program but you cannot make a second copy A first generation copy means a digital recording of a digital signal made on digital audio equipment For example if you record from this system s DVD player to the MD deck you make a first generation copy Main Unit HCD SE7 Amplifier section DIN power output rated 20 20 W 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN Continuous RMS power out...

Page 96: ... antenna terminal Intermediate frequency 450 kHz MD deck section System Minidisc digital audio system Laser Semiconductor laser λ 780 nm Emission duration continuous Sampling frequency 44 1 kHz Frequency response 5 Hz 20 kHz Speaker SS CSE7W Speaker system 2 way 3 unit bass reflex type magnetically shielded type Speaker units Woofer 9 cm cone type Tweeter 2 5 cm balanced drive type Nominal impedan...

Page 97: ...frikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Bihari 1061 Bislama 1066 Bengali Bangla 1067 Tibetan 1070 Breton 1079 Catalan 1093 Corsican 1097 Czech 1103 Welsh 1105 Danish 1109 German 1130 Bhutani 1142 Greek 1144 English 1145 Esperanto 1149 Spanish 1150 Estonian 1151 Basque 1157 Persian 1165 Finnish 1166 Fiji 1171 Fa...

Page 98: ...the track VIDEO CD to be played CHAPTER DVD only INDEX VIDEO CD only Selects the chapter DVD or the index VIDEO CD to be played ALBUM MP3 only Selects the album MP3 to be played TRACK CD Super Audio CD MP3 only Selects the track CD Super Audio CD MP3 to be played INDEX CD Super Audio CD only Selects the index Super Audio CD to be played For CD index only is displayed TIME Checks the elapsed time a...

Page 99: ...language you want to use from the displayed language list DVD MENU Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list AUDIO Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list SUBTITLE Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list TV TYPE 16 9 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN SCREEN SAVER ON OFF BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE GRAPHICS BLUE BLACK COMP...

Page 100: ...tion is realized because data for all channels is recorded separately and digitally processed DVD A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as a CD The data capacity of a single layer and single sided DVD at 4 7 GB Giga Byte is 7 times that of a CD Furthermore the data capacity of a dual layer and single sided DVD is 8 5 GB a single layer and double...

Page 101: ...CDs with PBC functions Ver 2 0 discs Play interactive software using menu screens displayed on the TV screen PBC Playback in addition to the video playback functions of Ver 1 1 discs Moreover you can play high resolution still pictures if they are included on the disc Progressive format Compared to the Interlace format that alternately shows every other line of an image field to create one frame t...

Page 102: ...e number enabling you to locate the title you want TOC The area where the MD track numbers track order track start end points and other information is managed This is separate from the music area Track Sections of a picture or a music piece on a CD VIDEO CD Super Audio CD Super Audio CD MP3 JPEG or MD Each track is assigned a track number enabling you to locate the track you want There is no index...

Page 103: ... qf REC MODE qg 39 42 43 REC REC IT qg 42 43 44 46 Remote sensor q SA CD DVD stick 4 10 TUNER stick 2 10 VOLUME 6 67 77 1 power 1 9 38 48 68 87 1 indicator 9 Z disc eject 7 12 2 62 x stop 34 13 29 34 40 77 84 go back go forward 34 13 35 50 66 77 NX play pause 34 13 28 34 42 43 Z MD eject qj 35 38 48 List of button locations and reference pages How to use this page Use this page to find the locatio...

Page 104: ...NCTION 6 11 13 19 34 35 36 42 43 44 46 50 52 53 55 56 57 58 60 76 78 80 GROUP SKIP 9 36 40 43 44 51 53 MD GROUP 9 36 40 43 44 49 51 52 53 MENU NO qs 44 46 52 53 54 56 57 58 60 62 65 NAME EDIT SELECT 5 50 65 Number buttons qg 14 15 20 22 27 29 35 51 64 77 PC LIB 5 77 PLAY MODE qf 13 19 34 35 48 60 REPEAT qj 17 20 35 SLEEP 2 67 SOUND FIELD 8 66 SUBTITLE 4 25 TUNER BAND qk 62 64 TUNING q TUNING MODE ...

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